Over
the last 16 years, Guild designer Stephen M Chudej has been collecting
1950's and 1960's period civilian clothing from various sources
far from L.A.- not that sources in L.A. are inherently bad, but we
all know it's pretty well picked-over.

He's scoured Goodwills and thrift marts throughout the south; he's
burrowed through the closets of elderly friends, relatives and estate
sales; he's rummaged through the attics of small town dry
cleaners. He didn't have the claim tickets for the cleaned goods, but
he convinced the proprietors that, after 40 years, NO ONE'S coming to pick up that order. He paid in cash and that's as good as any claim slip.

San Marcos Costume Company is a costume rental house servicing the
motion picture and television industry. Orders can be placed by
phone and approvals can be shipped overnight via FedEx or UPS. After
selection is made, return the non-chosen items. Pay only for what
you keep.